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Partin v. State Board of Law Examiners
Citations: 1997 Ark. LEXIS 484; 329 Ark. 496; 950 S.W.2d 460Docket: 97-683
Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas; September 11, 1997; Arkansas; State Supreme Court
Petitioner Edward G. Partin II seeks admission to the Arkansas bar after previously being denied in 1993 due to perceived moral deficiencies and lack of candor regarding his rehabilitation efforts. Despite completing educational requirements and passing the Arkansas bar and Multistate Professional Responsibility examinations, the Board of Law Examiners refused to recommend his admission. This decision was upheld by the court in 1994 and again in 1995. Partin claims to have been admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1995 and is now reapplying for admission to Arkansas. However, under Rule XIII of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, all initial applications must first be submitted to the Board for eligibility determination, and the court has no original jurisdiction over such admission petitions, only appellate jurisdiction regarding Board decisions. Consequently, the court dismisses Partin's petition for lack of original jurisdiction, rendering his motion for reconsideration and oral argument moot. Justice Brown did not participate in the decision.